The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is sure to attract millions of international visitors during the event, and foreign embassies based in this country will be of huge assistance to the citizens of those respective countries by offering them essential services if need arises.

Embassies can assist with cases relating to passports or visas and emergency matters like death. In relation to the World Cup, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) Danny Jordan told the SA2010 website that all nine world cup host cities in the country need to have fan embassies to assist in the translation of foreign languages as the country expects an influx of soccer fans for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Here is the list of foreign embassies based in South Africa courtesy of the SA-Venues website:

Australia High Commission is based in Cape Town

Botswana Consulate is based in Cape Town

The British Consulate is based in Cape Town

The Canada High Commission is based in Cape Town

Chile Embassy based in Cape Town

Chinese Consulates based in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg

Cyprus High Commission based in Pretoria

Denmark Embassy based in Pretoria

France Consulate based in Cape Town

Germany Embassy in Pretoria and Consulates in Johannesburg and Cape Town

Greece Embassy in Pretoria

India High Commission in Cape Town

Ireland Embassy in Pretoria

Israel Embassy in Pretoria

Italy Embassies based in Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg

Japanese Consulates based in Johannesburg and Pretoria

Madagascar Consulate base in Cape Town

Malaysia Consulate based in Pretoria

Mexican High Commission based in Pretoria

Namibia Embassy based in Pretoria

Netherlands Consulates based in Pretoria and Cape Town

Norway Embassies based in Pretoria and Cape Town

Russian Embassy based in Pretoria

Singapore High Commission based in Pretoria

Spanish Consulates based in Pretoria and Cape Town

Sweden Embassies based in Cape Town and Pretoria

Switzerland Consulate based in Cape Town and their Embassy is based in Pretoria

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